1.
SEND QUESTIONS NOW FOR EXPERTS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT BROADCAST JULY 24
On July 24, 2003, watch CADCA's broadcast
that highlights working with law enforcement from 1:00-2:30 p.m., EST.
The broadcast focuses on practical strategies and real-life examples
of how coalitions can and have incorporated local law enforcement agencies
into their activities. In addition, the broadcast will discuss broad
strategies that combine coalitions and law enforcement including re-entry,
community revitalization and the broken window theory; identify and
describe effective programs that have combined the talents and resources
of coalitions and the law enforcement community and identify the common
need within coalitions that a law enforcement component satisfies.
If you have any questions or burning issues you would
like addressed on this topic, please email them to Tanyanic Brown at
tbrown@cadca.org before July 24. To register for the broadcast,
Contact Ed Kronholm, downlink coordinator, by calling 877-820-0305 or
by sending an email to dlnets@aol.com.
2.
RECOVERY MONTH WEB CAST: "THE CULTURES OF RECOVERY" JULY 2,
3-4 PM EST
September is Recovery Month. The month is set aside
to highlight the strides made in substance abuse treatment, and to educate
the public that addiction is a chronic, but treatable, public health
problem that affects us all.
The July 2 webcast will celebrate and examine shared behaviors,
needs, and values of people striving to overcome substance use disorders.
In addition, it will identify the barriers that addicted persons face
in seeking treatment and support to overcome their addictions and highlight
what communities can do to support and encourage individuals with substance
use disorders as they begin the recovery process to reclaim their lives.
Ivette Torres, Associate Director for Consumer Affairs,
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA), hosts a panel of experts including
Stacia Murphy, National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence; Maryanne
Frangules, Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery; Patty
Denney, Father Martin's Ashley and Peter Palanca, Chicago's Treatment
Alternatives for Safe Communities.
On July 16, you can participate in a live online discussion
with William L. White, addiction expert, author and senior research
consultant at Chestnut Health Systems, from 3 to 4 p.m. EST. Questions
may be posed in advance at: www.recoverymonth.gov/2003/multimedia/.
The broadcast will be archived for viewing at any time after July 2
at www.recoverymonth.gov/2003/multimedia.
Videotapes will be available through SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse
for Alcohol and Drug Information at a cost of $12.50 per copy at www.recoverymonth.gov.
3.
SAMHSA 'ECSTASY AND OTHER CLUB DRUGS' GRANT DUE JULY 22
Up to $4 million is available for Ecstasy and Other Club Drugs Prevention
Interventions and/or Infrastructure Development. Fourteen awards will
be given under this Center for Substance Abuse Prevention initiative.
The grant is open to public and private nonprofits interested in fighting
club drug use and abuse. Contact Pamela Roddy at 301-443-1001 or proddy@samhsa.gov.
For more information on this grant visit, www.samhsa.gov/grants/content/2003/2003grants.html
4. NIAAA ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF PREVENTION RESEARCH ON COLLEGE STUDENTS
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) announces
the availability of funds to support research on interventions to prevent
or reduce alcohol-related problems among college students. Under this
incentive, rapidly developed, high-quality studies of services or interventions
that can capitalize on natural experiments will be supported.
The grants are intended to provide an opportunity for
college administrators to assess the issues and problems that have led,
or might lead, to emergency and devastating alcohol-related problems;
to identify approaches and to design and perform a study of intervention
or prevention services in partnership with research scientists. Applications
should be sent within six weeks of the identified event. To find out
more information on the program announcement visit, http://collegedrinkingprevention.gov/Research/par-03-133.htm
or visit NIAAA's College Drinking Prevention Web site,
www.collegdrinkingprevention.gov.
5.
SAMHSA'S OFFICE OF APPLIED STUDIES RELEASES NEW SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
REPORTS
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Office of Applied Study released two new short reports presenting data
on substance abuse treatment, The DASIS Report: Planned methadone treatment
for heroin admissions and The DASIS Report: Facilities offering hospital
inpatient care.
Planned Methadone Treatment for Heroin Admissions highlights methadone
as an opioid agonist medication used to treat heroin and other opiate
addiction and the planned use of methadone to treat heroin addiction
by state. The full report is available at www.samhsa.gov/oas/2k3/methadoneHtx/methadoneHtx.cfm.
Other reports from the DASIS data system can be accessed at www.samhsa.gov/dasis.htm
Facilities Offering Hospital Inpatient Care reviews the responses of
facilities to SAMHSA's 2000 National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment
Services and the level of medical supervision of treatment. The full
online report is available at, www.samhsa.gov/oas/2k3/hospitalTX/hospitalTX.cfm.
You may view other OAS reports relating to treatment facilities by clicking
on www.samhsa.gov/oas/tx.htm
The DASIS Report: Planned Methadone Treatment for Heroin Admissions
and The DASIS Report: Facilities Offering Hospital Inpatient Care, is
based on the Drug and Alcohol Services Information System the primary
source of national data on substance abuse treatment. DASIS is conducted
by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
6.
NEW DRUG, SALVIA DIVINORUM, BECOMES POPULAR AMONG TEENS
USA Today reports that federal drug agents are becoming concerned about
the growing use of an unfamiliar and easily accessible herb with hallucinogenic
qualities. The agents are taking steps to treat salvia divinorum like
cocaine, heroin and LSD, and make it illegal.
Salvia emerged in the United States about three
years ago. The herb ranges from $8.95 to $120 an ounce, depending on
potency and can be found on the Internet and in malls.
Salvia Divinorum is a type of sage native to the
Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range in Mexico and used by natural healers
there. It can alter perception and induce visions when smoked or chewed.
To read the article visit,
www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-06-22-salvia-usat_x.htm.
7.
SAMHSA'S CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES NAMES NEW DIRECTOR
A. Kathryn Power will be the new director of Substance Abuse Mental
Health Services Administration's Center for Mental Health Services.
In her new position, Ms. Power will oversee SAMHSA's mental health activities.
She is currently the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Mental
Health, Retardation and Hospitals. She initiated community support living
arrangements and emphasized community based services, and is known nationwide
for her focus on recovery for people with mental illnesses.
Ms. Power holds a B.A. in Education from St. Joseph's College in Emmitsburg,
MD and a M.Ed. in Education and Counseling from Western Maryland College.
She completed the Woman and Power Leadership in a New Era program at
the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She is a Clinical
Teaching Associate in Community Health at Brown University, and a Captain
in the United States Naval Reserve. To learn more, visit http://www.samhsa.gov/news/news.html
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